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David0725
Explorer II
Oct 15, 2022

Turbo

Does anyone know if the turbo can be turned up on a stock 8.3 cummins? And what's normal boot on it now. 7
  • Any time you are going to increase HP/torque, be sure to check to see if the transmission can handle it.
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    Ivylog
    Explorer III
    Yes and it’s fairly easy on the mechanical injection engine. You can buy a different profile fuel plate or like I did, grind it to the better profile. In this post there’s a picture of the different profiles. You should be seeing 25+ boost on hard acceleration.
    https://www.irv2.com/forums/f123/hp-increase-by-modifying-fuel-plate-c-8-3-mechanical-232017-2.html
  • Well I guess they covered there butts lol. Mine is a 350hp based on that post I'm under powered being 41ft. Anyway I had a Banks system put in my other rv that had a 275hp man what a different I never had to worry about hills again.